Academic Ace

Airman 1st Class Amanda Olwig, 336th Training Squadron, prepares a battlefield access module to set up communication support in a deployed location March 28, 2013, at Thomson Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Olwig, from Hampton, Va., graduated with perfect scores in the client systems course March 27 and will be heading to Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

International air attachés visit Keesler

Col. Scott Howden, Canadian Forces and member of the international air attachés from Washington, D.C., presents a momento for Keesler’s hospitality to Brig. Gen. Brad Spacy, 81st Training Wing commander, during a luncheon at the Bay Breeze Event Center March 26, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the visit was to provide these diplomatically accredited international attachés with a view of military, industrial, cultural and social aspects of the United States and facilitate the development of cordial relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Golf pro holds free clinic

Steve Jones, golf pro, holds a free golf clinic at the Bay Breeze Event Center March 21, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Jones was the 1996 U.S. Open Champion and is competing in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic this weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

MARE prepares Keesler for crisis

Capt. Robert Henley, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Staff Sgt. Kiley Pederson, 81st Medical Support Squadron, and Senior Airman Eric Coffie, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, discuss the number of “victims” being transported on the medical bus to Keesler Medical Center to receive further treatment during a major accident response exercise March 21, 2013, at Gerrard Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario involved a leaking propane tank explosion in a supply closet that set the building on fire and injured several Airmen. Keesler holds exercises periodically to prepare Airmen for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Heart of Fisher House retires with 45 years of service

Tony Pitts, veteran and Biloxi VA Hospital patient, serves Mary Burley, housekeeper at Keesler Fisher House, some boiled shrimp March 18, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., during a retirement celebration in her honor. The 72-year-old retires on March 29 with 45 years of service. Burley spent 36 years at base lodging facilities and nine years as "lady of the house" at Fisher House. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Heart of Fisher House retires with 45 years of service

Mary Burley, housekeeper at Keesler Fisher House, relaxes for a moment on a porch swing of the Fisher House March 18, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 72-year-old retires on March 29 with 45 years of service. She spent 36 years at base lodging facilities and nine years as "lady of the house" at Fisher House. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)